2006
Individual Award: Emerging Progress:
Kai Guo - Graduate Student, College of Communication Arts and Sciences
Individual Award: Sustained Effort Toward Excellence in Diversity:
Jeanne Gazel - Consultant, Student Affairs and Services
Sandra A. Killborn - Executive Director for External Programs, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Individual Award: Lifetime Achievement:
Lee. N. June - Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, Assistant Provost for Academic Student Services and Multicultural Issues
Team Awards:
Children's Literature Team - College of Education
Women in Chemistry - College of Natural Science
Unit Award: Excellent Progress Toward Advancing Diversity Within Community:
Multicultural Business Program - Eli Broad College of Business
Students Making a Difference Through Artistic Expression:
Cash Awards:
Micho Rutare - Undergraduate Student, James Madison College
Michael S. Doherty - Undergraduate Student, College of Social Science
Manish Tushar Raiji - Graduate-Professional Student, College of Human Medicine
Honorable Mentions:
Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán - Doctoral Student, College of Arts and Letters
Jane French - Undergraduate Student, College of Arts and Letters
Jennifer A. Tindle - Undergraduate Student, Eli Broad College of Business
2005
Individual Award: Emerging Progress:
LaJoya B. Johnson – Undergraduate Student, Interdisplinary Studies in Social Science-Health Studies
Leonard A. Savala III
Individual Award: Sustained Effort Toward Excellence in Diversity:
Joseph M. Cousins, PhD.
Mark Sullivan D.M.A.
Individual Award: Lifetime Achievement:
Homer Hawkins PhD
Team Awards:
LATTICE International Team
Unit Award: Excellent Progress Toward Advancing Diversity Within Community:
Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program/Summer Research Opportunity Program
Wharton Center for Performing Arts
Organization Award: Excellent Progress Toward Advancing Diversity Within Community:
Community Volunteers for International Programs (CVIP)
Students Making a Difference Through Artistic Expression:
Cash Awards:
Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhran – Doctoral Student, College of Arts and Letters
Hunter Ignatoski – Undergraduate Student, College of Education
Yvonne Butler - Graduate Student, College of Human Medicine
Honorable Mention:
David Wendland – Undergraduate Student, College of Communication Arts and Sciences
2004
Individual Award: Emerging Progress:
Clay Braggs – Undergraduate Student, Mathematics
Rodney Whitaker
Individual Award: Sustained Effort Toward Excellence in Diversity:
Marquita Chamblee, PhD
Wanda Lipscomb, PhD
Team Award: Emerging Progress:
Creating Opportunities for Students to Explore Diversity from Michigan to Mexico
Team Award: Sustained Effort Toward Excellence in Diversity:
Percy Pierre, PhD
Barbara O’Kelly, PhD
Unit Award: Excellent Progress Toward Advancing Diversity Within Community:
MSU Libraries
Unit Award: Excellent Progress Toward Advancing Diversity Within Community and Excellent Progress Toward Diversity Collaboration:
MSU Extension-Genesee County
Students Making a Difference Through Artistic Expression:
Award Winners:
Andrew Hilleshiem - Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Dana Steffe - Undergraduate Student, Studio Art
Jason Gronlund, Undergraduate Student, Studio Art
Honorable Mention:
Adam Goff - Undergraduate Student, No Preference
Chelsey Clugston, Undergraduate Student, Apparel and Textile Design
2003
Individual Award: Sustained Effort Toward Excellence in Diversity:
Matthew J. Anderson, PhD.
Renee B. Canady, PhD.
Khalida Zaki, PhD
Team Award: Sustained Effort Toward Excellence in Diversity:
John P. Beck
Yvonne Lockwood, PhD
Unit Award: Excellent Progress Toward Advancing Diversity Within Community and Excellent Progress Toward Diversity Collaboration:
King-Chavez-Parks Pre-College Day Program
Summer University Program – Excellence Required (SUPER)
Students Making a Difference Through Artistic Expression:
Award Winners:
April Liu - Graduate Student, Fine Arts
Robert Ortega - Undergraduate Student, Film Studies
Meng-shu You - Graduate Student, Art and Art History
Honorable Mention:
Adam Goff - Undergraduate Student, No Preference
Jaime L. Hope - Human Medicine, Block II
Jason McGhee - Undergraduate Student, Graphic Design
Allison Reimus - Undergraduate Student, Studio Art
Sharmin Sadequee - Undergraduate Student, Anthropology
Arti Shah - Undergraduate Student, Marketing
Okechukwu Umelo - Undergraduate Student, Studio Art
Hilary-Joy Vertanen - Undergraduate Student, Anthropology
2002
Emerging Progress
Individual Awards:
Natalie Furrow, Student
Matthew F. Gerhardt, Student
Mark A. Shapley, Student
Team Awards:
Visiting Minority Faculty Program, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Minority Outreach Recruitment Team, Office of Admissions and Scholarships
MSU Extension Floriculture Area of Expertise Team
Students Making a Difference Through Artistic Expression:
Nitin Dutt
Soraya Gonzales
April Liu
2001
Sustained Effort Toward Excellence in Diversity
Individual Awards:
Gail M. Dummer, Kinesiology
Stoney J.M. Polman, Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities
Curtis Stokes, James Madison College
Team Award:
NAISO Pow Wow Student Planning Team
Emerging Progress
Individual Award:
Amando D. Redmond, Student
Team Award:
Multi-Ethnic Retention Group (MERGe)
Excellent Progress Twoard Diversity Collaboration
Unit Award:
Holden Hall Building and Food Service Staff
2000
Individuals:
William Behnke, Physical Plant
Robbie J. Steward, Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education
Kathy VanDeCar
Units:
Multi-Ethnic Counseling Center Alliance (MECCA)
1999
Individuals:
Margaret Aguwa, Family and Community Medicine
Bruce Benson, Department of Police and Public Safety
Melvin D. Latnie, Custodial Services, Physical Plant
Units:
MSU Union Activities Board
Division of Housing and Food Services
Engineering and Architectural Services
1998
Individuals:
Ann Hinsdale-Knisel, MSU Extension, Lenawee County
Kenneth L. Poff, Botany and Plant Pathology
June Manning Thomas, Urban and Regional Planning Program, Urban Affairs Program
Units:
College of Veterinary Medicine
African American Police Alliance
1997
Individuals:
Sandra M. Griffin, MSU Extension Program
James M. Lucas, Graduate Resident Advisor
Evelyn M. Rivera, Zoology
Units:
Human Resources
1996
Individuals:
Anna (Fran) Fowler, Urban Affairs Program
Dorothy Harper Jones, School of Social Work
Irvin Vance, Mathematics
Stephen Wong, Residence Life
Units:
Bryan Hall Black Caucus
Merchandising Management Team
1995
Individuals:
Ernest Betts, Minority Business Programs
Surjit S. Dulai, English
Wanda Lipscomb, Psychiatry
Units:
School of Labor and Industrial Relations Maintenance Services
1994
Individuals:
Gloria Smith, College of Education
Connie Rose Tingson, Student
William R. Wiseman, Purchasing
Units:
Resource Development
Urban Affairs Program
1993
Individuals:
Karen Griggs, University Housing
Dennis Martell, Student
Richard Thomas, History
Units:
Black History Committee
Public Safety
DREW/TAC Department of Chemistry
1992
Individuals:
Carmen L. Gear, MECCA Program, Counseling Center
Maria Valayil, Student
Eileen R. Van Tassell, Entomology
Units:
Custodial Services
Libraries
Union Activities Board
1991
Individuals:
James B. Hamilton, Office of the Provost
Kate Murphy, Residence Life
Nimesh Patel, Student
Units:
Council of Racial-Ethnic Students (CORES)
Cooperative Extension Service
Michigan Traditional Arts Program (Folk Arts)
1990
Individuals:
Patricia Lowrie, College of Veterinary Medicine
Lillian Phenice, College of Human Ecology
Terry Stein, Psychiatry
Lisa Thomas, Career Development and Placement Servies
Susan Williams, Student
Units:
Office of Programs for Handicapper Students
Purchasing
Office of Supportive Services
Vice President for Student Affairs and Services
Women's Studies Program